Three Pitfalls Your Cannabis Business Should Try to Avoid May 2, 2016 Meg Sanders News & Insights, Op-Ed, The Buck Stops Here 1 Comment I have had the absolute pleasure of operating in the highly regulated Colorado cannabis market for almost six years. I love my job. I love my company. I love cannabis and all that it can do to help people. My… Read More→
Finding The Right Strategy to Effectively Deal With 280E April 16, 2016 Matt Walstatter Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Policy & Legal, The Buck Stops Here 2 Comments By Matt Walstatter As I sit and write this column, my calendar reads April 16. And like most business owners, I spent a significant part of the last week dealing with taxes. Of course nobody likes to pay taxes, and… Read More→
Three Keys to Start-up Success in the Cannabis Industry March 27, 2016 Tim Cullen Company Stories, News & Insights, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments By Tim Cullen Startups are adventures in navigating the unknown. Like captaining a small boat at sea, even the best strategies and planning do not change the height of the waves, and a well-provisioned ship does not make the wind blow in the direction… Read More→
Integrating Technology into the Cannabis Space March 15, 2016 Corey Hollister Science and Technology, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments By Corey Hollister As consultants to the Cannabis Industry, one of our main objectives is to evaluate both new and existing technologies and determine the best way to integrate these for client success. It’s important to highlight existing technologies, not… Read More→
Why Cannabis Businesses Must Increase Their Negative Reviews March 15, 2016 Celeste Miranda Marketing, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments By Celeste Miranda Does the Cannabis Industry have more haters today than we used to? Well, we don’t necessarily have more haters today, but if you look at the number of people who complain we definitely have more hate. There… Read More→
It is “HIGH” time for a change March 4, 2016 William Simpson Opinions, Oregon, Policy & Legal, The Buck Stops Here 1 Comment By William Simpson The cannabis industry is coming out of the dark ages and into the light. Prohibition has imprisoned the wrong people for decades upon decades. It has been a very arduous process navigating the political, environmental and regulatory… Read More→
Where Rubber Meets the Road: Cannabis Culture Meets Corporate Players February 22, 2016 Ata Gonzalez Opinions, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments By John Lord As I sit here getting ready to express my views on the Cannabis Industry, I want to make sure you understand that my experience in what I write comes from living among the culture on the West… Read More→
A Rising Tide of Compliance Does Not Lift All Boats February 14, 2016 John Lord Colorado, Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments So far in 2016, LivWell Enlightened Health has opened up four new storefronts, bringing our total number of dispensary locations in Colorado to 14, with more expected later this year. The majority of that growth has come through acquisitions, and… Read More→
Going Public: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly February 9, 2016 Nicholas Kovacevich News & Insights, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments By Nicholas Kovacevich Many companies in the Cannabis Industry face similar issues: Staying compliant with the myriad of regulations governing this emerging industry; Developing business models that can provide for sustained growth in an increasingly commodity-driven environment; and, Raising capital to… Read More→
The Future of Cannabis: Just How Will the Industry Look in 2019? January 25, 2016 Matt Walstatter News & Insights, Opinions, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments By Matt Walstatter Last week, members of the Oregon Cannabis Association got together for our Time Capsule event. About 150 members and guests offered relics from today’s world of cannabis and made predictions for the future. We’ll open the time… Read More→